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CityCouncil | 2008-05-27 | 2 | transfers from other departments, to which the Finance Director responded the amount could be provided. Councilmember deHaan stated AP&T has the Utility Users Tax and franchise fees; inquired whether the total amount of what AP&T brings in is available. The Finance Director responded that she could provide said amount. The City Manager continued the presentation. Mayor Johnson requested information on whether Police Department overtime is due to the five unfilled positions. Vice Mayor Tam requested an explanation of the disparity between the cost to run the animal shelters at San Leandro and Alameda. questioned whether there is the same level of service and whether the one time donation will offset a significant portion of the cost. Council requested information on trends and projections of animal shelter donations. Regarding the animal shelter donation, Councilmember deHaan requested information on investing the $270,000. Councilmember Matarrese requested staff to review whether there is any capacity in the animal shelter for people outside the City to contract for the City's service. Councilmember Gilmore inquired exactly how much is being saved by reducing one Senior Dispatcher position; stated that before she agrees to cut the position, she would like information about where the City was and is now, and what trade-offs are involved. Councilmember Matarrese stated the presentation talked about guiding principles; in the past when the City was squeezed, the Council said that it wanted to flatten the organization as a policy; he would like the Council to consider said direction; instead of taking from the point of service delivery, upper management should be reviewed; people still would be supervised but management would be consolidated; the delivery of internal versus external services should be reviewed; the tip should go to protecting external delivery of service; the City can live with internal delivery of service slowing down; that he wants to ensure that the Council reviews giving said direction as a policy or principle; police and fire are delivering services on the street ; he does not believe in across the board reductions if services Special Meeting Alameda City Council 2 May 27, 2008 | CityCouncil/2008-05-27.pdf |